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emphysema

em.phy.se.ma \.em(p)-f*-'se--m*\ \-'sem-*t-*s, -'se--m*t-\ n [NL, fr. Gk 
   emphyse-ma bodily inflation] : a condition characterized by air-filled 
   expansions of body tissues; s pecif : a condition of the lung marked by 
   distention and frequently by impairment of heart action - em.phy.se.ma.tous 
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